Shepard actually doesn't like this batch of arms at all. He is also someone who has escorted hundreds of thousands of arms. Naturally, these old guys don't like them. In fact, Senerio doesn't like these things either. Mobutu has A full set of military aid, all American products, these old gadgets will end up being sold on the black market.
But with these things, Senerio can give an explanation to his superiors and prove that he has the ability to do something. In this way, he can climb higher, and maybe even enter Mobutu's power level.
Senerio couldn't help but be excited at the thought of changing from a colonel to a general. When Shepard vaguely stated that his current military camp was not big enough and wanted to expand it, the colonel immediately nodded in agreement without blinking an eyelid. .
"Mr. Shepard, if you think of me as a friend, then don't be polite. The space is not big enough. You can zone it however you want. Treat Katanga as your own home! I will ask officials from the Ministry of Interior to come over and measure the land for you later. , guaranteed to satisfy you!”
"Then I would like to thank Mr. Colonel in advance for your generosity!"
Shepard said and asked someone to bring a bottle of whiskey and pour a glass for each of them.
“Happy to work with!”
“Happy to work with!”
The two raised their glasses and drank the wine in one gulp. Then Shepard took Senerio to look at his military camp. In fact, it was a disguised display of strength. It was different from letting Leiso suffer. This time Shepard Padre asked his men to show strong fighting power to give Senerio a little shock to the United States.
First, Senerio took a look at the pmc's housekeeping. Strict standards for housekeeping are also the unified requirements of all major countries. Just like Americans require blankets and sheets to be folded at a fixed angle, and the French require military uniforms to have several folds, Shadow The company's internal affairs requirements were not bad at all. The clean and tidy military camp environment first opened Senerio's eyes.
Then there is the weapons arsenal. Although the equipment that Shepard begged from the Ministry of Defense cannot be said to be front-line equipment, it is not much different. It is nothing more than that their m16 rifles still use 20-round short magazines. What makes Seneri the most What impressed Austria was the popularity of Shadow Company's sights. Colt's triple handle sights were not cheap, but one-third of Shadow Company's weapons were equipped with them, not to mention the There were twenty improved M14s, and Senerio even wanted to spend money to buy a few from Shepard for his own guards. Shepard naturally followed suit and generously gave ten of them to him.
Anyway, Knight Company can continue to ship goods, so what they send out is regarded as advertising!
After visiting the barracks, Senerio watched a shooting demonstration specially prepared for him. Watching the targets a hundred meters away one by one, Senerio could finally confirm that these mercenaries from the United States and those from other countries were still there. What a difference.
"We operate in a formal and commercial manner, and our advanced organizational form is naturally not comparable to those of the old mercenaries. I even think it is wrong to call us mercenaries. I prefer to call us military contractors. business!"
Shepard held an unlit cigar and kept talking to the other party about the difference between so-called military contractors and mercenaries. In fact, there is no difference, but it is like apples sold at Christmas and apples sold at fruit stands. Likewise, commercial operations can increase the value of the former many times, and the same is true for contractors.
Senerio, who even ate and took food here at Shadow Company and finally put it in his pocket, left with satisfaction. Everyone is willing to make friends with capable people. He was not surprised. Shadow Company has only been in Katanga Province for more than a month. , it brought surprises that others could not achieve in three years, which was enough for him to extend an olive branch, and Shepard was also happy to accept his olive branch. Although the relationship between the two parties was only a preliminary cooperation, as long as there was a steady flow of interests, then the relationship between everyone will continue to be strong.
With Shepard in front of him, Senerio sent a few officials to go through the land formalities for Shadow Company the next day. They said they were going through the formalities, but in fact they were just going through the process. These lower-level officials had meager salaries, and that was all. They were often in arrears with wages, so everyone was familiar with the idea of fishing for money at work. After coming to Shadow Company, they didn't even conduct on-site inspections. After receiving the red envelope from Shepard, they just randomly drew a line on the map, and then, together A land that is three times the size of New York's Central Park has become Shepard's territory.
"So what are these guys independent of?"
Looking at the certificate he received, Hannibal couldn't laugh or cry. In the past, Uncle Black's elders fought with their lives and blood against the colonial army in order to prevent white people from touching their land. But now, Shepard only gave a few hundred dollars. With bribes, a huge piece of land that even had people living on it became the private property of white people.
"You're just selling my land, you just get used to it!"
Shepard stuffed the certificate into the safe and pointed to the large area on the map.
"I'm going to expand this place, turn it into a training base, and then send a steady stream of people out!"
"Well, the forest is easy to deal with, just level it down, but there are still dozens of civilian households here. What should we do, drive them out?"
"Why are you driving them out? I'm not a nobleman. These people are our logistics. The men do the work for us and the women wash and clean everyone. We don't even need to pay much, we just need to make them live better than before. If we get a little better, they will be grateful to us, do you believe it?"
"When will work start?"
"Don't worry, let Lei Suo send you the money, and then I'll pay out the bonuses I promised to everyone. However, the prisoners can also do some work. We can't let these guys live and eat here for free!"
"Oh, by the way, why don't you hand over the prisoners to the garrison?"
"What can we get in exchange for handing it over to the garrison? Hannibal, we are not representing any country here, we are representing ourselves! Therefore, when we make friends, we don't look at positions, but at strength. I will hand over those prisoners to Senerio. The most he can do is drag these guys out and kill them one by one! But if I redeem them to the guerrillas, I will get real benefits, and the Russian money is just as valuable!"
"But will this offend that guy?"
"What are we offending? As we grow stronger, it's too late for that guy to curry favor with us. If he's not satisfied, we'll find a satisfactory one to replace him. By then, there will be many friends who want to cooperate with us!"
"Well, you are the boss and you have the final say!"
Hannibal shook his head. Shepard's statement was a bit too forward for him, and he had to digest it slowly if he wanted to accept it.
"Of course it's me who has the final say. Now, we just wait for the news from over there!"
